Football’s world governing body attempted to present a unified front amid the turbulence caused by Infantino’s controversial plans, with calls for him to step down. In a statement, Fifa said Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom and members of the management board in Rabat had given their support to the embattled president. Fifa said a letter had been sent to Fifa Council and member associations apologising for errors and committed to “ensure they do not happen again”. Mattias Grafstrom, the Fifa secretary general, leaves the governing body’s office in Rabat. Photo: ReutersGrafström’s stated support was notable after he distanced himself from Infantino’s now abandoned plans in an email to all Fifa staff calling the last week a “sad and reproachable series of events.”